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Millward Brown AdReaction Multiscreen 2014 Global Report

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AdReaction
Marketing in a multiscreen world
Global Report

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AdReaction 2014
INTRODUCTION
– Every year, channels change. Every year, Millward Brown helps you learn more about
optimizing your media plans to move with change. This year, we’re making sense of the
multiscreen world for brand building.
– For more than 10 years, AdReaction has delivered insights and findings related to the
opinions and perceptions of advertising, particularly digital formats. AdReaction 2014
dives into multiscreen advertising by studying ads on TV, laptops/PCs, smartphones and
tablets.
– The core underlying principle of AdReaction is that brands should evaluate the
multiscreen landscape by considering both the scale of screens (reach/opportunity to
contact) as well as the receptivity of people to various marketing approaches, both
within and across screens.
– For this year’s study, we administered a 15-question survey, via smartphone or tablet, to
more than 12,000 multiscreen users, ages 16 to 44, across 30 countries. Multiscreen
users were defined as people who own, or have access to, a TV and a smartphone
and/or a tablet.
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CONDUCTED IN 30 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD
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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
– A typical multiscreen user consumes 7 hours of screen media per day during a 5
hour period. In most countries, smartphones are now the primary screen, taking up 2.5
hours of time daily. Smartphones and laptops dominate daytime screen use while TV
takes center stage in the evenings, when tablet use also peaks.
– Just 35% of screen time is simultaneous use of TV and a digital device. Of this, just
14% is meshing (simultaneous use for related content). 22% is stacking (simultaneous
use for unrelated content).
– Therefore, the biggest multiscreen marketing opportunity is shifting (65% of screen
time). Brands can take advantage of shifting by using synergistic multiscreen campaigns.
– TV is generally more of a starting point and digital devices are generally used more
to continue/complete tasks. Multiscreen sequences are most likely to start on TV and
continue on a smartphone. However, all screen sequences are possible.
– Receptivity is higher for TV than for ads on digital screens, but brands cannot rely TV
ads alone. Consumers expect brands to be present on multiple devices and are
impressed by those who find entertaining and useful ways of delivering across screens.
– Different channels play different roles, both in terms of their effectiveness and implied
messaging.
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CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS
In order to reach and engage a large number of multiscreen users, most global brands will
need to deploy media plans with a far heavier mobile emphasis than they do at present. This
is increasingly the primary way to access many groups of people.
The main principles for success across screens are:
• Be Consistent – Whenever someone engages with you, whatever screen they’re using
and wherever they are, your brand experience and messaging should be uniform.
• Be Connected – Think about second-screen experiences, specifically how your marketing
can interact engagingly between screens and travel seamlessly across screens.
• Be Considered – Some screens are better than others at communicating particular
aspects of your brand’s personality.
• Be Concise – Use mobile-friendly, shareable content that entertains first, informs second.
This report contains examples from marketers around the world who are successfully putting
these principles into practice, as well as the perspectives of industry experts.
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CONTENT
OUTLINE
A comprehensive review of
multiscreen marketing
opportunities
Notes:
1) All data in this report is based among total respondents unless
otherwise specified
2) All figures in this report are global averages across countries
unless otherwise specified 6
HOW MUCH ARE SCREENS USED?
• Time spent
• Use by time of day
HOW ARE SCREENS USED?
• Simultaneous screen use
• Meshing (related content) vs. stacking (unrelated content)
• Reasons for simultaneous multiscreen use
HOW DO SCREENS INTERACT?
• Simultaneous use by device
• Screen shifting sequences
WHAT DO PEOPLE THINK OF MULTISCREEN MARKETING?
• Receptivity and attention to marketing across screens
• Noticeability and receptivity of multiscreen marketing activities
• Screen roles - medium as message and effectiveness learning
HOW DO DIFFERENT PEOPLE MULTISCREEN?
• Useful typologies as you target across screens
WHAT SHOULD BRANDS DO?
• Recommendations brought to life via best-in-class examples
• Reactions and opinions of industry experts

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DAILY SCREEN
USE (MINUTES)
A typical global multiscreen
user consumes just under 7
hours of screen media daily.
Smartphones are now
comfortably the largest single
screen medium around the
world.
Combined with tablet minutes,
mobile devices now take up
47% of all screen time.
Roughly how long did you spend yesterday…watching
television (not online) / Using the Internet on a laptop or PC/ on
a smartphone/ on a tablet? 8
113minutes
(27%)
147minutes
(35%)
108minutes
(26%)
50
minutes
(12%)
TOTAL MINS: 417
TV SmartphoneLaptop Tablet
Device Key

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DAILY SCREEN
USE VS. MEDIA
SPEND
As of 2013 there is still a
significant gap between time
spent on mobile devices and
global mobile media
investment levels.*
It’s no surprise that mobile
spend is forecast to grow
rapidly in the next few years.
If anything, it should be
growing faster than forecast.
Roughly how long did you spend yesterday…watching
television (not online)/ Using the Internet on a laptop or PC/
on a smartphone/ on a tablet?
*Source: ZenithOptimedia Advertising Expenditure Forecasts
December 2013 (repercentaged within screen media) 9
DAILY
SCREEN
MINUTES
113
27%
108
26%
147
35%
50
12%
GLOBAL
MEDIA
SPEND
2013
2016
66%
60%
29%
29%
4%
12%
TV SmartphoneLaptop Tablet
Device Key

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AT THE
SAME TIME
AT DIFFERENT
POINTS IN TIME
MULTISCREEN
MINUTES BY TYPE
Of the total time screens are
being viewed, simultaneous
use with TV is taking place
around a third of the time.
Of their 7 hours screen
consumption, 109 minutes is
simultaneous consumption of
a digital screen while
watching TV.
Hence, a typical global
multiscreen user spends just
over 5 hours (308 minutes)
with screens every day.
Simultaneous: At the same time as you were watching TV
yesterday, how much time did you also spend using the
Internet? 13
SHIFTING
(199 minutes)
65%
SIMUL-
TANEOUS
(109 minutes)
35%
TOTAL MINS: 417
NET MINS: 308

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RELATED
CONTENT
UNRELATED
CONTENT
AT THE
SAME TIME
AT DIFFERENT
POINTS IN TIME
MULTISCREEN
MINUTES BY TYPE
We can then further break
down the simultaneous
minutes into “meshing”
(where TV and a digital
screen are being used to
consume related content) and
“stacking” (where the content
is unrelated).
Generally, more time is spent
stacking than meshing.
Simultaneous: At the same time as you were watching TV
yesterday, how much time did you also spend using the
Internet?
Meshing: While you were watching TV and using the
Internet yesterday, how much of the time were you doing
something related to what was happening on TV?
Stacking: Simultaneous minutes minus meshing minutes 14
SHIFTING
(199’)
65% STACKING
(67’)
22%
MESHING
(42’)
14%
TOTAL MINS: 417
NET MINS: 308

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7%
28%
14%
29%
14%
75%
53%
65%
South Africa
UK
France
Kenya
Argentina
Saudi
Hungary
Italy
Canada
Japan
Spain
Australia
Nigeria
Vietnam
Brazil
USA
Russia
Mexico
India
Germany
Colombia
Slovakia
Poland
China
Indonesia
Czech
Turkey
South Korea
Phillipines
Thailand
Global
HOW MULTISCREEN
MINUTES COMPARE
ACROSS COUNTRIES
Meshing and stacking
behaviors vary significantly by
country.
Thailand meshes the most
globally; U.S. stacks the most.
Italians are least likely to use
screens simultaneously.
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Simultaneous: At the same time as you were watching TV
yesterday, how much time did you also spend using the Internet
Meshing: While you were watching TV and using the Internet
yesterday, how much of the time were you doing something
related to what was happening on TV?
Stacking = Simultaneous minutes minus meshing minutes
MESHING STACKING SHIFTING
Usage Key
Global

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REASONS FOR
SIMULTANEOUS
MULTISCREENING
Social media stacking is the
multiscreen equivalent of
putting the kettle on. TV is
also often being viewed
partially/ passively. There are
less reasons for people to
mesh; more information is
the main one. These reasons
are fairly universal, with
limited variation by country or
region.
Why do you also use a second device (laptop, smartphone, or
tablet) when you are watching TV? 16
11%
14%
19%
24%
20%
25%
27%
28%
39%
42%
Follow up on a TV ad
Interact with what's happening
on TV
Discuss what I’m watching
(e.g. via social media)
Find more information about
what's on TV
Need to get other things done
Someone else has chosen
what's on TV
Just have TV on for
background noise
TV is not interesting enough
for all my attention
Keep up with friends on social
media (not TV related)
Fill time during ad breaks
GLOBAL
AVERAGE
ANY
STACKING
REASON:
85%
ANY
MESHING
REASON:
41%

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WHY PEOPLE USE
MULTIPLE SCREENS
There are many reasons for
multiscreening.
Some people will focus mainly
on the TV and fill downtime
(ad breaks etc.) with digital
distractions.
Other people may focus
primarily on a digital device,
and delays on this device will
drive attention to the TV.
Although meshing moments
happen less often, they can
clearly be very stimulating
and involving when they do
occur.
What's your main reason for using multiple screens?
How do they make your life better? 17
“To reduce squabbles when
other family members are
watching a different TV
program from what I
prefer.” Kenya
“It keeps me up to date on
latest trends and gives
me topics to talk about in
my status updates.”
South Africa
“Using multiscreens actually
helps me get things done
simultaneously. I only need
to watch TV for important
scenes.” Korea
“For further information
when I only have
incomplete knowledge
available.” Germany
“I mainly have the TV on
for my son and I go on my
phone.” Australia
“When my phone is loading,
I can watch TV. During TV
ads, I can use my phone. I
take advantage of all the
time.” China
“I enjoy social media
interaction. Tweeting about
a TV programme makes
you more involved.” UK
“I can talk to my friends while watching
TV. I can also fill the down time by
gaining more information on the
program or ad that I am watching.”
Philippines

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SIMULTANEOUS
AND EXCLUSIVE
USE BY DEVICE
Due to highest overall
viewing, smartphones are
most likely to be used both
simultaneously with TV, and
standalone.
Laptops are proportionately
most likely to be used
exclusively.
Tablets are proportionately
most likely to be used
alongside TV.
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+ 31 MINS
(29%)
+ 54 MINS
(37%)
+ 24 MINS
(49%)
77 MINS (71%)
93 MINS (63%)
25 MINS (51%)
AT THE
SAME TIME
AT DIFFERENT
POINTS IN TIMETV SmartphoneLaptop Tablet
Device Key

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GLOBAL AVERAGES TV LAPTOP
SMART-
PHONE
TABLET
NET (ANY START %) 57 28 33 13
NET (ANY CONTINUE %) 25 40 50 25
SEQUENCES OF
SCREEN SHIFTING
(RELATED
CONTENT)
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In which of the following ways do you sometimes shift the same task
from one device to another at a later time? (By a task, we mean
things like watching a show or video, searching for information,
shopping, planning a trip or social networking)
Globally, TV is the most
common starting point and
digital screens are more
common continuations.
However, many tasks also start
on digital devices, and some
tasks can be continued on TV
(e.g. online ads driving TV show
viewing).
Smartphones are the most
common continuation vehicle in
all countries except Czech
Republic, France, Japan,
Poland, Russia and Slovakia,
where laptops edge out phones.

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START ON TV LAPTOP SMARTPHONE TABLET
CONTINUE
ON (%)
TV - 11 15 5
LAPTOP
25 - 19 6
SMARTPHONE
37 17 - 6
TABLET 14 9 9 -
SEQUENCES OF
SCREEN SHIFTING
(RELATED
CONTENT)
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In which of the following ways do you sometimes shift the same task
from one device to another at a later time? (By a task, we mean
things like watching a show or video, searching for information,
shopping, planning a trip or social networking)
The most common individual
sequence is seeing
something on TV and
following up with an activity
on a smartphone. This holds
true in all regions and
countries globally except
China, France, Poland and
Russia, where TV most often
sparks laptop follow up.
Smartphones and laptops
clearly operate as partner
devices for many people.

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AD RECEPTIVITY
BY SCREEN
(FAVORABILITY
AND ATTENTION)
Overall, TV advertising is the
more well received, while
digital ad receptivity is lower
across devices.
This story applies equally to
both components of
receptivity: favorability and
attention.
How would you characterize your attitude towards each of the
following formats of advertising?
Each time you see each of the following, how much do you
typically pay attention? Base: access to device. 23
23
24
25
41
VERY/
SOMEWHAT
FAVORABLE %
52
51
52
72
PAY AT LEAST
SOME
ATTENTION %
BASE: ALL ANSWERING BASE: OWN OR HAVE ACCESS TO DEVICE

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MULTISCREEN
OPPPORTUNITY
PLOT – MARKETING
APPROACHES
Globally, micro-video is the
most familiar and popular
marketing format. This
suggests that multinational
marketers should invest here
to develop bite-sized content
that can transfer easily across
screens.
TV ads promoting mobile
apps, Facebook pages and
websites are also familiar.
Receptivity is high for TV ads
with interactivity.
Which of the following types of multiscreen advertising have
you ever noticed?
Which types of multiscreen advertising do you feel positive
towards? (data among those ever noticed) 27
28
33
38
17 22 27 32
NOTICED - GLOBAL
RECEPTIVITY-GLOBAL
TV ads
with url
TV ads with Facebook
TV ads
with
hashtags
Interactive TV ads
TV ads with
online extras
TV ads
promoting
mobile app
TV and online show
sponsorship
TV show and mobile
app sponsorship
Sponsored mobile
play along game for
live TV event
Sponsored
online TV voting
for TV show
Online ads promoting
TV ad or show - pre
Online ads promoting
TV ad or show - post
Micro-
video

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SCREEN ROLES
(MEDIUM AS
MESSAGE)
All screens can achieve all
tasks, but there are slight
differences in implied
messaging by screen.
Globally, we see that TV ads
are most associated with
salience, love and meeting
needs, but digital ads on all
devices help brands be seen
as different.
What do you think a brand is trying to tell you when it
advertises in each of these places? 28
SALIENT
LOVE
MEET NEEDSSETTING TRENDS
DIFFERENT
GLOBAL AVERAGE
TV SmartphoneLaptop Tablet
Device Key

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EACH DIGITAL DEVICE CAN PLAY MULTIPLE ROLES, BUT
HAS A “SWEET SPOT” FOR MULTISCREEN EXPERIENCES
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Entertainment Tool
Great for content in transit
Stacking
alternative entertainment
when bored by TV
Meshing
additional video content
(e.g. behind the scenes)
Shifting
extensions of the TV
content experience
Productivity Tool
Faster for lots of content;
Better for online shopping
Stacking
getting work done;
searching
Meshing
detailed digging into
TV content
Shifting
tasks where you need
to be fully engaged
Default Device
“Do it all” device if you don’t
have laptop/tablet with you
Stacking
social check-ins
Meshing
polls; sharing opinions via
social; messaging
Shifting
further digging on the move
Smartphone Laptop Tablet
Source: Firefly MillwardBrown; Consumer qualitative –
U.S. only

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IMPACT PER
PERSON REACHED
We see variations in media
performance across
campaign objectives. This
implies an opportunity to use
the four screens as a portfolio
delivering a rebalanced mix of
effects.
The observed differences are
most likely due to variation in
media engagement driven by
clutter and degree of “lean-
forwardness.” We believe this
to favor (more consistently)
smartphones and tablets over
laptops and TV.
Source: Qualitative summary of learning from Millward
Brown CrossMedia database (250 studies) and Millward
Brown Marketnorms AdIndex database (1,968 online
campaigns and 317 mobile campaigns through Q4-13) 30
SALIENCE
MEANINGFUL
DIFFERENCE
(MESSAGE)
MOTIVATION
(PURCHASE
INTENT)
TV SmartphoneLaptop Tablet
Device Key

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DIGITAL DYNAMOS
Digital Dynamos are
passionate about all of their
digital devices. They can be
reached via all kinds of
digital and interactive
marketing and actively move
across devices to follow up
on what interests them.
Based on respondent-level segmentation analysis.
DEFINED BY:
High use of laptop,
smartphone AND tablet
More positive towards ads,
especially digital
WHO:
Mixed demos
More common in China,
Indonesia, Philippines and
Vietnam
MOTIVATIONS:
They stack because TV is
not interesting
They mesh for more info, to
chat about TV via social and
to follow up on TV ads
TARGET VIA:
Digital ads and all kinds of
interactive multiscreen
marketing approaches
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MEGA
MULTISCREENERS
This group watches a lot of
TV, but are active across all
media. They enjoy engaging
across different media and
finding ways to follow up on
what they have seen on TV.
Based on respondent-level segmentation analysis.
DEFINED BY:
High use of all media,
particularly TV and laptops
Positive towards advertising
but less so on mobile
WHO:
Fewer teenagers
More common in U.S.,
Brazil, Russia and
South Korea
MOTIVATIONS:
They more actively mesh in
multiple ways (for more info
and to engage with and
discuss content via social
media)
TARGET VIA:
All kinds of TV-out
interactive multiscreen
marketing approaches
(e.g., TV ads w/ hashtags,
integrated TV & online
sponsorships)
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COUCH
CHATTERS
Despite high TV use, the TV
is not grabbing all their
attention. This group is
spending time doing other
things while the TV is on,
such as catching up with
friends on social media.
They are more likely to notice
ads with Facebook and
mobile app links.
Based on respondent-level segmentation analysis.
DEFINED BY:
High use of TV and
smartphone
Similarly more positive
towards TV and phone ads
WHO:
More female
More common in
Kenya, Nigeria
U.S., UK and Germany
MOTIVATIONS:
They stack to keep up with
friends and fill time between
ad breaks
TARGET VIA:
TV and phone ads with links
to websites, Facebook and
mobile apps
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PHONISTAS
This group uses smartphones
more than any other media.
This is a younger, more
female group who use their
phones to keep up with
friends socially, but they are
also positive towards brands
that link TV and mobile.
Based on respondent-level segmentation analysis.
DEFINED BY:
High use of smartphones
More positive towards phone
and TV ads; don’t like
laptop/tablet ads
WHO:
Younger females
More common in Kenya,
Nigeria, Saudi Arabia,
Argentina and India
MOTIVATIONS:
They stack to keep up with
friends
They’re not particularly busy
TARGET VIA:
TV ads promoting mobile
apps
Integrated sponsorships of
TV show and app
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LAPTOPERATI
A more male group that
makes the most use of their
laptops/PCs. They are not
receptive to advertising in
general, but may notice ads
more that have links to a
brand’s website, where they
are more likely to share brand
videos with friends.
Based on respondent-level segmentation analysis.
DEFINED BY:
High use of laptop
Dislike all ads, except those
on laptop
WHO:
More men
Most common in Russia, but
also Vietnam, Saudi Arabia,
Brazil and China
MOTIVATIONS:
Often stack because they
don’t find TV particularly
interesting
Occasionally mesh for more
info about TV
TARGET VIA:
Primarily laptop ads, but
also micro-video and
TV ads with web URLs
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PASSIVISTS
This large group have very
low overall screen media use
and are therefore particularly
difficult to target. They are
not digitally minded and are
unlikely to be reached via any
screen other than TV. They
may be easier to target via
offline media (print, outdoor,
radio). A helpful reminder that
screens don’t operate in
isolation.
Based on respondent-level segmentation analysis.
DEFINED BY:
Lowest overall use of all
screen media
Don’t particularly care about
ads at all
WHO:
Over 35, slightly
more men
More common in France,
Italy, Germany and Canada
MOTIVATIONS:
They are very unlikely to
mesh or stack; they rarely
watch TV; and rarely use
multiple devices
TARGET VIA:
Non-screen media
Perhaps TV
NOT multiscreen
approaches
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BE CONSISTENT
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The campaign started
with PR around a
concert set in the
town of Milligan, NE in
the middle of America.
In the hour after the
commercial ran, it
generated the largest
increase in website
traffic of any Super
Bowl advertiser.
Their Super Bowl
commercial acted as
an intro to the half
time show — a
celebration of music
and New York City.
Activities continued
throughout January
including a viral video
during the Grammys,
and multiple tweets &
Vines.
The biggest multiscreen
opportunity is not
simultaneous connections
between screens, but rather,
a consistent presence across
screens, whenever and
wherever someone chooses
to engage with your brand.
Pepsi’s “Get Hyped for Half
Time” was a successful,
month-long multiscreen
campaign which culminated in
their sponsorship of the Super
Bowl’s half time show.

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BE CONNECTED
New multiscreen behaviors
offer exciting opportunities for
interactions between screens.
Although not all brands will be
able to achieve this, second
screen play-alongs can be
highly popular.
The Domino’s X Factor app
offers a roadmap for meshing
success.
Not only was the app
genuinely integrated with the
show (users became the 5th
judge on the show), it was
well executed – and you could
even order a pizza directly
from the app!
“The Domino’s logo
was on TV and the
app. It made me get
one and I love them –
it was a good excuse
to treat myself!”
“I liked that Domino’s
was on TV and on the
X Factor app at the
same time. They also
had a game too.”
“Domino’s adverts
on X Factor made
me more interested
in their products.”
“Domino’s
advertised on TV
and on the X Factor
app. It’s brilliant
when you use the
app alongside the
show.”
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Describe a positive experience you have had with the same
brand across multiple screens. What was the brand, and what
did they do that you liked?

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BE CONSIDERED
All screens can achieve all
brand-building tasks, but
different screens do imply
certain attributes and can play
specific roles. Let these
starting assumptions work to
your advantage.
Edeka, a German
supermarket, used two very
different creative approaches
to promote the variety of their
own-brand products. The TV
ad features children in a
supermarket and is clearly
aimed at a more conservative,
family-focused demographic.
The wacky online and viral
elements are targeted at a
younger, more fun-loving
audience.
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Edeka ran a cute, but
“safe,” TV ad
featuring the variety
of their own-brand
products.
Supergeil has
become a viral hit
and spawned
further digital
elements.
The TV ad achieved
relatively few views
online.
A much riskier, but
memorable,
“Supergeil” ad ran
online – also
featuring their own-
brand products.

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BE CONCISE
Think carefully about how to
overcome resistance to ads
on digital screens. Use
mobile-friendly, shareable
content that entertains first,
informs second.
Vivo, a Brazilian telecom
brand, launched a TV and
social media campaign to
concisely promote its benefit
of good network connectivity.
The brand used #pegabem
(which means “it`s wonderful,
it`s good”) and asked
consumers to post good
moments of their lives with
this hashtag.
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“Vivo’s television
advertising is super
funny, and they
have very cool ads
in social networks.”
The #pegabem
posts were also
curated on a
dedicated campaign
website.
Uploads were shared
online with Vivo’s 2
million Facebook fans
and on other social
platforms.
Their TV
commercial
encouraged people
to share good
moments of their
lives.
Describe a positive experience you have had with the same
brand across multiple screens. What was the brand, and what
did they do that you liked?

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MULTISCREEN =
MULTIPARTNER
Millward Brown’s qualitative
practice Firefly Millward
Brown conducted interviews
with industry experts
alongside this research. One
key finding to emerge was the
idea that achieving
multiscreen success is not
just a media planning
responsibility.
“There are no experts yet, everyone
is learning.”
“We all have only partial
information.”
“Experiences should be accumulated
and communicated throughout
organizations urgently.”
“None of us really know what is
going on. Is the opportunity about
new targeting approaches, or is it a
new event hijacking opportunity?”
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MEDIA
OWNERS
Facilitate
multiscreen
planning activities
BRANDS
Increase
confidence,
experience and
competence
MEDIA
AGENCIES
Facilitate,
orchestrate and be
the experts
CREATIVE
AGENCIES
Create ideas with
multiscreen
legs
RESEARCH
AGENCIES
Inform, explain,
educate and
measure
ALL
Integrate, partner,
connect and
collaborate

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INDUSTRY EXPERTS
REACT
When exposed to the findings
from this study, much of the
data made intuitive sense and
affirmed existing opinions
about the growing importance
of mobile and the need for
sensitivity when marketing on
mobile devices.
Yet the results also contained
some surprises. Even though
meshing minutes are lower
than shifting minutes, some
experts still find meshing the
most interesting area. They
hypothesized that meshing
minutes are likely increasing.
Source: Firefly Millward Brown; Qualitative interviews with
industry experts in U.S., UK, France, Hungary, Italy and
Turkey. Interviews included agency planners and
advertisers.
“Even though it’s the lowest number of
minutes, the meshing figure is surprisingly
high. That’s the most interesting area. The
dialogue between screens is rich in
possibility.”
“This is good,
relevant and timely
information.”
“I’m not surprised that
mobile ad favorability is
lower. This is why we
have developed specific
mobile approaches.”
“It’s not surprising that smartphone
minutes are higher than TV minutes
among smartphone users. That’s the
new daily reality.”
“It makes sense that TV ad
receptivity is higher. It’s surprising
that mobile receptivity now
matches that of laptops given how
personal the device is.”
“It’s good news that the bigger media opportunity
is non-simultaneous “shifted” time across multiple
devices because this should result in more
integrated campaigns using different channels.”
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THE VIEWS OF
INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Some experts view multiscreen
proactively and are trying to
capitalize on the opportunity to
amplify experiences between
brands and consumers.
Others view it more defensively
and worry that multiscreen
could potentially result in a
“lack of attention” for traditional
approaches.
Those in the middle are not yet
sure if it presents opportunity
or threat, but are investigating
curiously and adjusting their
approaches accordingly.
All agreed that multiscreen
behaviors are impacting how
they approach their media mix.
“There’s no funnel any more. It’s not linear, people like
to bounce around. All of these screens are putting
things in front of you that can trigger purchases instead
of cueing up the purchase cycle. Brands have got to
get out there or they won’t be noticed.”
“Multiscreening is simply how people are living their lives.
Integrated marketing campaigns across Mobile-Internet-
TV will make a real difference in terms of how they touch
people, generating a deeper impact and creating
word-of-mouth effects.”
“Don’t make it hard for consumers to ‘follow’
what you’re presenting. Make each part of
the experience stand on its own. Each of the
parts has to tell the whole story.”
“People are so used to being
broadcasted at with TV, the
interaction experience doesn’t
come naturally to them. Make it
easy for them to take part.”
“Shifted multiscreen behavior is the
phenomenon that can most easily be
used for daily media planning since it
can be planned in advance.”
Source: Firefly Millward Brown; Qualitative interviews with
industry experts in U.S., UK, France, Hungary, Italy and
Turkey. Interviews included agency planners and
advertisers. 48